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#79cbba

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
121, 203, 186
HSL
168°, 44%, 64%
CMYK
40, 0, 8, 20
Luminance
0.5032

Every format

HEX#79cbba
RGBrgb(121, 203, 186)
HSLhsl(168, 44%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
LABlab(76.3 -29.0 0.6)
LCHlch(76.3 29.0 178.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.785 0.085 179.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79cbba;
background-color: #79cbba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79cbba] bg-[#79cbba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79cbba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.796, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79cbba")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79cbba on white: 1.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79cbba on black: 11.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green79.6%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.4%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#79cbba text on a black background

contrast 11.06:1

Card sample

#79cbba text on a white background

contrast 1.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #79cbba;
Background color
Panel with #79cbba background
background-color: #79cbba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79cbba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 203, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 203, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79cbba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79cbba, #79A5CB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79cbba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79cbba in the Color Lab